FCE Part 1: 1.3. -ed and -ing adjectives

jueves, 14 de agosto de 2025

How do you think he will feel when the weekend arrives?

Collaborative Reading of the text on page 11

Individual Reading Exam task on Page 11

Introductory Exercise for -ed and -ing adjectives

Collaborative Exercise 6 on page 11

Adjectives in -ed and -ing

Adjectives that end in -ed (e.g. bored, interested) and adjectives that end in -ing (e.g. boring, interesting) are often confused.

-ed adjectives

Adjectives that end in -ed generally describe emotions – they tell us how people feel.

I was so bored in that lesson, I almost fell asleep.

He was surprised to see Helen after all those years.
She was really tired and went to bed early.

-ing adjectives

Adjectives that end in -ing generally describe the thing that causes the emotion – a boring lesson makes you feel bored.

Have you seen that film? It's really frightening.

I could listen to her for hours. She's so interesting.
I can't sleep! That noise is really annoying!

Collaborative Online Exercise about -ed/-ing adjectives

Collaborative Exercises 6 and 7 on Page 11

Individual online exercise about -ed/-ing adjectives

FCE Part 1